AL HB8 | 2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Passed on April 16 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-16 - Enacted
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Campus chaplains; public K-12 schools authorized to accept as volunteers, local boards of education and governing bodies authorized to vote on whether to allow, limitations provided

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Title

Campus chaplains; public K-12 schools authorized to accept as volunteers, local boards of education and governing bodies authorized to vote on whether to allow, limitations provided

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-04-07 - Senate - Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Roll Call 1190 (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-04-07 - Senate - Third Reading in Second House (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-04-07 - Senate - SBIR: Passed by Second House (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-02-24 - House - Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Roll Call 533 (Y: 90 N: 7 NV: 6 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-02-24 - House - Gidley motion to Table - Roll Call 532 V7S4AVP-1 (Y: 79 N: 22 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2026-02-24 - House - Motion to Adopt - Roll Call 531 G3WPK2C-1 (Y: 96 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-02-24 - House - Third Reading in House of Origin (Y: 92 N: 4 NV: 2 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2026-02-24 - House - HBIR: Passed by House of Origin (Y: 92 N: 4 NV: 2 Abs: 6) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-04-16HouseEnacted
2026-04-16HouseEnacted
2026-04-08HouseDelivered to Governor
2026-04-08SenateSignature Requested
2026-04-07HouseEnrolled
2026-04-07HouseReady to Enroll
2026-04-07SenateMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass - Adopted Roll Call 1190
2026-04-07SenateThird Reading in Second House
2026-04-01SenateRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
2026-04-01SenateReported Out of Committee Second House
2026-02-25SenatePending Senate Education Policy
2026-02-25SenateRead for the first time and referred to the Senate Committee on Education Policy
2026-02-24HouseEngrossed
2026-02-24HouseMotion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 533
2026-02-24HouseGidley motion to Table - Adopted Roll Call 532 V7S4AVP-1
2026-02-24HouseLands 1st Amendment Offered V7S4AVP-1
2026-02-24HouseMotion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 531 G3WPK2C-1
2026-02-24HouseGidley 1st Amendment Offered G3WPK2C-1
2026-02-24HouseThird Reading in House of Origin
2026-02-05HouseRead for the Second Time and placed on the Calendar
2026-02-04HouseReported Out of Committee House of Origin
2026-01-13HousePending House Education Policy
2026-01-13HouseRead for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Education Policy
2025-06-25HousePrefiled

Subjects


Alabama State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search
Texthttps://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB8-int.pdf
Texthttps://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB8-eng.pdf
Texthttps://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/HB8-enr.pdf
Amendmenthttps://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/V7S4AVP-1.pdf
Amendmenthttps://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/G3WPK2C-1.pdf
Supplementhttps://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/FiscalNotes/FN-7B1TWEE-1.pdf
Supplementhttps://alison.legislature.state.al.us/files/pdf/SearchableInstruments/2026RS/FiscalNotes/FN-7B1TWEE-2.pdf
Roll Callhttps://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search#rc530
Roll Callhttps://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search#rc531
Roll Callhttps://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search#rc532
Roll Callhttps://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search#rc533
Roll Callhttps://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search#rc1189
Roll Callhttps://alison.legislature.state.al.us/bill-search#rc1190

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